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On 8/22/2019 at 9:27 AM, BNEWTONP said:

My Grandfather - Fred S. Porter, Sr. - wrote in Catalog Number 34 for the Summer and Fall of 1948: "We use leather of the finest tannage and quality, the best hardware. Our saddle makers are master craftsmen who take pleasure in making your saddles which are built with seats that are easy riding and comfortable...saddles constructed to give years of service. When you combine the above into a saddle, you have the best."

To this day, Porter saddles continue to work. Many are held in private collections, while others are on display in western museums throughout the country. Should you happen to have a Porter saddle in your care and are interested in knowing its original history, let us know. We have the original build cards for over 30,000 Porter saddles. I've included an examples of build cards and as you can see, it includes information that gives provenance to its authenticity. The serial number is found on the (near side) stamped on the rear skirt, under the rear jockey.

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I would love information on my Porter saddle! Here are the stamped numbers.

PAT NO 2666285

This one is a little harder to ready. The first large stamp is either a Q, O, or 0. The numbers are 35330 or 35430.

Thank you!

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I also have a N. Porter saddle. It's in pretty good shape considering the age of it. Beautiful custom design!! Any information would be appreciated. It is stamped with N. Porter Co with a steer head and #28549

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Hi everyone, interesting post, I just happen to have one of these  saddles serial number T902 made by N PORTER CO TUCSON ARIZONA  I’ll post some pics when I figure out how to do it from this page, lol, maybe I can get some info on it, it will be greatly appreciated, thanks!!

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I managed to figure out my problem with the pics, hopefully I can get some info on this one,,, thanks!!26036386-9663-495F-A6D9-2F526F77BB41.jpeg.e378b467905a783a6c0542a1d26256f6.jpeg0D15573B-E389-4A4A-B7EE-0A5B2FE851E9.jpeg.519dfb9ee22f3daad3f623a2e2d04065.jpeg

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Hi everyone, interesting post, I just happen to have one of these  saddles serial number T902 made by N PORTER CO TUCSON ARIZONA  I’ll post some pics when I figure out how to do it from this page, lol, maybe I can get some info on it, it will be greatly appreciated, thanks!!

How did you up load your photos? I'm not sure how to do it.

 

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Hi everyone, interesting post, I just happen to have one of these  saddles serial number T902 made by N PORTER CO TUCSON ARIZONA  I’ll post some pics when I figure out how to do it from this page, lol, maybe I can get some info on it, it will be greatly appreciated, thanks!!

I figured out how to do the photo....

This is the saddle I am inquiring about in a couple posts up #28549. Beautiful designs on the pommel!!! 

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Hi... I recently bought an N. Porter saddle, nice tooling, stamped #24217. Has a 13" seat. Would love to find out who originally commissioned and bought it...thanks! Will post pictures as soon as I figure out how!

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I am looking for a copy of my receipt for my saddle and  wanted to know if I could be mailed a copy by any chance.  The id number on the saddle is T147.  Any help would greatly be appreciated.  The original owner was a man with the name macabee 

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I was just curious, has anyone recieved a response from the person who has the original sale tickets for the Porter Saddles?

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